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. 2021 Jan 25;6(1):78–85. doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2020.07.012

Table 1.

Common Cognitive Biases in Medicine (1,2,3,5)

Type of Bias Description
Anchoring bias Implicit reference point of first data
Attribution bias Attempts to discover reason for observations
Search-satisficing bias Tendency to believe that our current knowledge is sufficient and complete
Confirmation bias Favor of information confirming previous belief
Framing bias Favor based on presentation of information in negative or positive context
Status quo bias Favor of options supporting current scientific dogma
False consensus bias Tendency to overestimate how much others agree with us
Blind spot bias Tendency to believe one is less biased than others
Not-invented-here bias Bias against external knowledge